Category Archives: American Idol

[singlepic id=244 w=280 h=190 float=right]Less than 24 hours after Lee was announced as winner of American Idol, both Lee and Crystal have now signed at the bottom line. Yep, both have their deals signed and sealed! According to the Crystal Bowersox Blog (and a great big thanks to them for keeping us updated on Crystal…

[singlepic id=243 w=320 h=240 float=left]So another season of American Idol has come to a close. How would I wrap up the season? Well, there were a few good moments, and many boring ones. I myself was a huge Crystal fan, and thought the final two were the perfect choice. America got that part of it right. Crystal deserved the win for sure, having many more great moments during the season than Lee had, however I don’t think she needed it as much as Lee did, so the winning choice still made me happy. Now I know there are many out there that did not prefer the fawning over Crystal that the judges seemed to do, I myself thought it appropriate however since in my opinion she was that good. Last year though, I was on the other end of that statement, thinking Adam did not deserve the fawning, so I know it all comes down to taste.

The finale: Now I don’t know if it’s my age, my taste, a little bit of both, but I personally thought this was one of the best finales AI had ever had. It almost felt like they called me, and asked who I would like to see perform. Christina was amazing as usual and I loved her new song, Janet was a terrific surprise although that first song she sang sounded eerily like Michael to me (Plus I would have loved to see Paula out there dancing during “Nasty Boys” seeing as she was a choreographer on the video. I wonder if they made up yet? I know they had a major falling out years ago), Michael McDonald was awesome (couldn’t believe he was there since he is noticeably absent from the Doobies ALWAYS), Joe Cocker was great, the Bee Gee’s, Hall and Oates, Chicago, all wonderful, and the surprise visit from Bret Michaels was real neat, although I’m not sure he should be doing things against his doctors orders, probably not smart… I have to say though my favorite moment was Alanis. The notable change in lyric on “You Oughta Know” (from “Would she go down on you in a theater” to “would she go down with you to a theater”) made me chuckle out loud. I just wish that segment would have lasted longer, although I know (since I know the lyrics to that song) that there wasn’t too much further they could have gone with that song without getting crazy with the changes or the sensor button!

Rumor has it that some people’s favorite judge might be back on American Idol for this season’s finale, where either Lee Dewyze or Crystal Bowersox will be crowned the next American Idol. For those of you still watching American Idol (or plan on watching the finale), what do you think? Reports are circulating saying that…

Jumping the shark. Long running shows usually run into this problem after a while, right? No one show can stay perfect, right? Is American Idol the latest show to jump the shark? Click below to read on and see why this Yakkster thinks so. Everything from Ryan to Simon to this season’s contestants to season mentors to Ford music videos to those horrendous group performances…I’ve come up with a number of reasons why I think this show might not be around for much longer. Read on and then join our forum to let us know what you think! Make your voice heard!

We have done our research, and are 95% sure we had ourselves an Adam Lambert sighting at Starbucks in Malibu Ca. Note the black nail polish, sunglasses, pompadour hairdo, earrings and the purple in the hair (as seen on AI this last week). What you are unable to note is the height and voice, however…

Kara DioGuardi has decided to join Chelsea Handler and Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi to model her birthday suit in the “Nude” Issue of Allure Magazine that hits newsstands Tuesday. While Padma talks of her preference to sleep in the nude, Kara tells us about her own bouts with eating disorders saying that she doesn’t use food to numb herself anymore. Kara also goes on to tout where she was a size 6 back in those dark days now she’s a comfortable size 2.

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More and more on the internets, I am finding that Crystal already has several original songs written by none other than herself. It would be nice if these songs were already for sale, or an album to be had! Alas, they are not yet available, but hopefully, in the near future, they will be.

This Yakster (and many others in the forum) are big fans of hers. She is a “modern” throwback if you will, with the soul to sing songs from the likes of Janis Joplin to Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt to Alanis Morrisette. I wouldn’t mind hearing her belt out a meaningful Pink ballad as well. She is current, and quite frankly, too good for the AI amateur stage. Don’t get me wrong, I am so glad she found her way there, and I really hope she can use this experience and platform to push her up to the stardom she so rightly deserves. I am truly jealous of those who had the honor of hearing her play on the street. She fills the gap for the young acoustic hippie that this tree hugger was definitely missing. She is looking to have her guitar signed by powerful women, and I’m most confident that she should be signing it herself as well.

This coming week, Adam Lambert is the mentor on the show. Now I know, there are MANY Lambert fans out there, (of which I am not one…sorry) but I gotta say, huh? How is he even remotely qualified to be a mentor? He has not even been off the show a full year, isn’t that widely successful (yet) and didn’t even win… So I really don’t get it. This should be interesting, especially for an artist like Crystal. What advice could he possibly have for her? I guess we will see?? Just weird. I will say I am very happy that Crystal continues to do her own thing. She already knows who she is, the artist she is, and needs to change nothing. Kara has from the start given her the wrong advice. Hopefully she continues to listen to herself, and even Simon Cowell has agreed.

Here is another treat, an original by Crystal called “Mama” – A big thanks to the Crystal Bowersox Blog who posts all these gems from her. Would love to know if we will ever be able to get our hands on these songs. I would really like to put them on my ipod to take with me on my drives and chill time! Give it a listen, then come join us in the forum to let us know what you think!

Oh and… let’s throw some votes over to Big Mike this week as well peeps! This wonderful positive soul should NOT be leaving this show this early!

Thursday night we were revealed with this season’s Top 12 contestants to compete week after week for America to win the title of the next American Idol. With names like Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, David Cook, Kris Allen, and Chris Daughtry in the mix (Daughtry not actually winning the show), expectations should be set high – even if we have had a few flubs here and there. So … what does season 9 bring us? A flood of singer-songwriters. I personally think Idol flubbed big time by tipping the scale so heavily to that genre. Love the genre, but it’s tough to have a competition when only one or two might already have it in the bag. Who has a clear shot? Who could be the underdog? Who’s easy on the eyes? And what about the judges this season….click on below to see what some of us here at the Yak think and get my prediction on the Top 4. Check out our Idol Top 12 thread, vote in our Winner Prediction thread and join us here for everything Idol!

Well, American Idol 2010 is off to a, well, start. So far I really haven’t been all that impressed with this years crop, minus a few. (Which I have a feeling not many have, seeing as we haven’t posted much about it on the front page.) I do like “Big Mike” Lynche, Lilly Scott, Lee…

[singlepic id=55 w=280 h=120 float=left]Well, Mr. Lambert, American Idol’s latest runner-up, is getting exactly what he wanted. People talking about him. ABC announced today that they canceled his appearances on both the Jimmy Kimmel Show, as well as his appearance on Dick Clark’s Rocking New Year’s Eve Special. All this on the heels of his provocative performance at…

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